Episode 23: The Murders of Champaben and Anita Patel

True Crime New England

This week's episode of True Crime New England involves a tragic double homicide out of Windsor, Connecticut in 1996. 54-year-old Champaben was being attacked by an unknown perpetrator, having her hands and face bound with duct tape, when her 32-year-old daughter Anita arrived. Sensing something was wrong, Anita quickly sent her 2 young children out of the house to safety. It was then that the assailant stabbed Anita 14 times with four different knives and a pair of kitchen scissors. Champaben's body was found covered in gasoline and burned in her bedroom. Anita was found surrounded by a ring of gasoline in the living room/kitchen area. The only good suspect for this awful crime was Jatin Patel: son of Champaben and brother of Anita. A horrible alibi, some family feuds, and a massive amount of debt placed him at the top of the list of possible attackers. To this day, however, no one has been charged. Anyone who may have information on this double homicide is asked to please call the tip line at the CT chief state's attorney's office at 860-548-0606. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimene/support